Why do planes “dip” right after take-off before they climb to cruising altitude?

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Open a flight tracker and look at basically any flight and you should notice they all tend to dip at least once after take-off before they climb – steeper than before, typically – to their cruising altitudes.

What’s up with that?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Usually, the exact route is directed by local/regional air traffic control, and arrival/departure corridors are mapped out for larger airports too. So many factors might be a reason for this.

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